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Wall Street rebounds, but Nvidia’s leadership shakeup and persistent inflation test the AI trade
The S&P 500 gained 2.5% for its first winning week since early October, snapping four-week losing streaks for it and the Nasdaq. Hot October inflation data lifted the 10-year yield to 5.15% and cemented a December rate hike, while Nvidia fell 12.8% after CEO Jensen Huang resigned.
Daily closes, Nov. 9–13, 2026. Source: AP.
Reporting cutoff: U.S. market close, Friday, November 13, 2026. This is a dated snapshot, not a live market update.
Three forces shaping the week
Hot inflation locks in a hike
October CPI rose 0.4% and core 0.3%, both above forecasts, and producer prices were up 6.5% from a year earlier. Futures fully price a December hike, and the 10-year yield closed at 5.15%.
Nvidia loses its founding CEO
Jensen Huang resigned Thursday and CFO Colette Kress became interim CEO. Nvidia fell 12.8% for the week, five days before its earnings report.
A broad rebound underneath
All 11 sector funds rose and the S&P 500 gained 2.5%, led by Monday’s 2.35% jump, its best day since April.
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Weekly Market Scorecard · Week ending November 13, 2026
Where the market moved this week
Sector returns for the week
- Energy XLE+5.4%
- Industrials XLI+3.8%
- Communication Services XLC+3.7%
- Technology XLK+3.4%
- Financials XLF+2.7%
- Consumer Staples XLP+2.5%
- Health Care XLV+2.2%
- Utilities XLU+2.1%
- Consumer Discretionary XLY+2.0%
- Real Estate XLRE+0.8%
- Materials XLB+0.5%
What moved the market: Every sector rose as the S&P 500 gained 2.5%, its first winning week since early October. Energy and industrials led, while technology still gained 3.4% even as Nvidia fell 12.8% after its CEO resigned.
Sector returns use the 11 Select Sector SPDR ETFs as stand-ins for S&P 500 sectors, based on Nov. 6 and Nov. 13 closing prices. Educational, not investment advice.
Weekly column · November 13, 2026
Nvidia Without Jensen Huang: The AI Boom Faces a New Test
Jensen Huang has resigned after 33 years leading Nvidia, and CFO Colette Kress is now interim CEO. The bigger question may be money: Kress reportedly pushed back on some of Nvidia’s largest AI financing deals, which could change how the boom is funded.
“The next chapter of AI may depend not only on how powerful its chips become, but also on how sustainably the industry can finance the infrastructure behind them.”
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